For number Day, year 4 created their own shopping list and used Excel to find how much money they would be spending. Then searched for their items on Tesco to find out how much they all were. They typed the cost of each item into a spreadsheet and then used a formula to calculate the total […]
Read MoreSuperhero Sprint!
A date for your diaries, on Tuesday 25th May, the children will be participating in a sponsored 100 lap event to commemorate Captain Tom RIP and our everyday heroes like doctors, nurses, pilots as well as those found in films and comic books. The children will be allowed to wear fancy dress to school that day and […]
Read MoreYear 4 Weekly Update – 07/05/21
Dear Parents and carers, Maths: In maths we will continue our fractions learning by moving on to counting in fractions and adding and subtracting fractions. Literacy: We will be writing diary entries in role as a Norman serf expressing the emotions we feel throughout the working day. RE: We will be learning about what the […]
Read MoreNumber Day
We are delighted to be supporting the NSPCC by taking part in their Number Day on Friday 7th May. The NSPCC believes that all children deserve a childhood free from harm but, sadly, that is not the case for many children. That’s why the NSPCC is fighting for every childhood and working to help keep […]
Read MoreYear 4 Norman Day
Year 4 took part in a Norman Day where they participated in activities to help them see what life would have really been like at the time. They sat down at a medieval banquet and ate pottage served on ‘stale’ bread served with ‘wine’ and honey. They learned about the different members of society such as lords […]
Read MoreYear 4 Weekly Update – 30/04/21
Dear Parents, We have had a great first couple of weeks back this term. Our Normans day was a real treat so thank you for making your contributions. Literacy – We are continuing to write a persuasive letter in the role of William Duke of Normandy. The children have learned how to use anecdotes and emotive […]
Read MoreYear 4 Weekly Update – 23/04/21
Dear Parents, It is Normans Day this Friday. Feel free to bring in a costume or prop related to our new 1066 topic but to come in wearing full school uniform as usual. We will be doing Norman themed activities including embroidery and eating a Norman feast etc. We have taken account of all allergies […]
Read MoreYear 4 Weekly Update – 01/04/21
Dear Parents and Carers, Next term, our topic will be 1066 (the Norman invasion). Since we are still unsure whether trips will be available next term, to get us started, we have organised a 1066/ Normans day. On the day, the children can bring in a costume or any item on a medieval/ Battle of […]
Read MoreYear 4 Weekly Update – 26/03/21
Dear Parents, Spellings: the suffix -cian physician optician magician politician electrician musician dietician technician beautician mathematician Timetables Continue to learn all times tables at speed. Literacy This week we are retelling the story of Hiawatha and the Peacemaker, specifically including direct speech in our narrative and using reporting clauses to add more descriptive detail. Next […]
Read MoreYear 4 Weekly Update – 19/03/21
Dear Parents and Carers, Spellings: the suffixes -tion and -ssion: fiction fraction direction attention profession session percussion passion mission possession Times tables Please continue to practise all times tables. Our work for next week will be as follows: Literacy We will be writing our adventure narratives using direct speech. Maths We will move on to learning […]
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